[Ansteorra] Happy Medium Option-Was Story from Crown Tourney

[David Whitford]

In door arena isues (and indoor site isues)
Both tend (note variable word here) to be pretty high dollar.
Arena sites-lots of residual hay in the air, allergies/respiratory issues on the best of days are a concern for many of our folks. This would make for a marked increase in those issues. Lighting can become an issue in arenas (just because they have lights dont mean power is included in rental in some areas thats a seperate line item), and just because its daytime does not mean that there is enough light inder the big top.
Just some observations to plan for or consider.
Robert
(down periscope)

--- On Mon, 7/12/10, Regan Caimbeul <regan.caimbeul at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Regan Caimbeul <regan.caimbeul at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Happy Medium Option-Was Story from Crown Tourney
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Monday, July 12, 2010, 11:20 PM
> Greeting unto the list,
> 
> I would like to propose a possible happy medium option for
> having
> tournaments outside.
> 
> Some people have brought up concerns about fighting indoors
> because the
> floor has no give, and one could easily roll ankles or jam
> knees.  What
> about finding a place (fairground, equestrian center) that
> has an indoor
> arena with a dirt floor, like Myers Park and Event Center
> in McKinney?  (I
> may be a little biased on this location, because it's less
> than 30 minutes
> from my home.  :-) )  The floor is dirt and soft,
> so that if one took a fall
> it doesn't hurt as badly as falling on concrete, or hard
> ground.
> 
> Here is their link if anyone would like to check it out:
> http://www.co.collin.tx.us/parks/myers/indoor_arena.jsp
> 
> I know that a couple groups have had events in other parts
> of the
> facility-Elfsea had (I think) Spring Faire in the "Back
> Forty" a few years
> ago and Steppes had a demo there for a homeschooling
> group.
> 
> Depending on what the surface under the dirt is made of, it
> might even be
> possible to put up pavilions inside.  I'm pretty sure
> that they have good
> ventilation or A/C.  With the right decorations and
> accents, it has the
> potential of giving the atmosphere of a grand tourney set
> up with an outdoor
> feel, while being inside.
> 
> This is just an option to put out there as food for
> thought.  Talk amongst
> yourselves.  :-)
> 
> Good evening to you all.
> 
> Regan Caimbeul
> 
> -- 
> If everything happened when and how we wanted, then nothing
> would be worth
> waiting for...
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